115 HR 3152 IH: Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform Act of 2017U.S. House of Representatives2017-06-29text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3152IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 29, 2017Mr. Reichert (for himself, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Heck, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Jayapal, and Mr. Larsen of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo require full spending of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, to provide for expanded uses of the Fund, and to prevent cargo diversion, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform Act of 2017.2.Reform of spending from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund(a)In generalSection 9505(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:(c)Expenditures from Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund(1)Required distributions(A)In generalIn the case of any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2017, so much of the amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as is equal to the applicable amount shall be available, without appropriation, for making expenditures—(i)to carry out section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986,(ii)for payments of rebates of tolls or charges pursuant to section 13(b) of the Act of May 13, 1954 (as in effect on April 1, 1987), and(iii)for the payment of all expenses of administration incurred by the Department of the Treasury, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of Commerce related to the administration of subchapter A of chapter 36 (relating to harbor maintenance tax).(B)Applicable amountFor purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable amount for any fiscal year is an amount equal to the sum of—(i)the amount of taxes received in the Treasury under section 4461 for the immediately preceding fiscal year, plus(ii)any amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund under section 9602(b) which is attributable to the portion of the amounts described in clause (i) that are deposited in such Trust Fund.(C)Allocation of amountsOf the amounts available under this paragraph for any fiscal year—(i)$5,000,000 shall be available for purposes described in subparagraph (A)(iii),(ii)$40,000,000 shall be available for purposes described in subparagraph (A)(ii), and(iii)the remainder shall be available for purposes described in subparagraph (A)(i).(2)Other amountsThe amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund after application of paragraph (1) shall be available, as provided in appropriations Acts, for making expenditures for purposes described in paragraph (1)(A)..(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.3.Additional measures at donor ports and energy transfer portsSection 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) is amended—(1)in subsection (b)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may and inserting The Secretary shall; and(B)in paragraph (2)—(i)in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;(ii)in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(iii)by adding at the end the following:(D)shall be provided in equal amounts for each fiscal year to—(i)donor ports and medium-sized donor ports; and(ii)energy transfer ports.; (2)by striking subsection (f); and(3)by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).4.Expenditures from the harbor maintenance trust fund(a)Operation and maintenance of harbor projectsSection 210(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(c)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (3), by striking fiscal year 2012 and inserting fiscal year 2016;(2)by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and(3)by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:(4)Certain donor ports and energy transfer portsThe Secretary shall allocate to carry out activities under section 2106(c) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c(c)) an amount that is not less than 20 percent of the funds made available under this section for each fiscal year..(b)Definition of expanded usesSection 210(f)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(f)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(C)An in-water improvement, if—(i)the improvement benefits commercial navigation at the harbor; and(ii)the improvement is located in or adjacent to a berth that is accessible to a Federal navigation project.(D)An activity to maintain or improve slope stability at a berth in a harbor that is accessible to a Federal navigation project, if the activity benefits commercial navigation at the harbor..